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Welcome to the Snell & Wilmer real estate litigation blog. Check back here often for useful news and information about current topics involving real estate litigation. We hope that you will find the blog both timely and helpful, and we invite you to join the discussion by posting comments about the articles and contacting the authors with your thoughts about the posts.
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Recent Posts
- When Is A Project Delay Material and Actionable?
- The Colorado Supreme Court affirms Woodbridge II’s “Adverse Use” Distinction
- Can a Receiver Prime and Strip Liens Against Real Property?
- Equine Activity Liability Releases: The Arizona Court of Appeals Finds “Release” of Trail Ride Operator Doesn’t Block Negligence Claim for Participant Riding Injury
- Can a Home Builder Disclaim Implied Warranties of Workmanship and Habitability?
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Can a Receiver Prime and Strip Liens Against Real Property?
By: Ben Reeves Courts overseeing receivers generally enjoy broad discretion in directing and approving a receiver’s proposed actions. But does that authority extend to a receiver not only granting a super-priority lien ahead of existing liens, but also selling the … Continue reading
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Tagged receiver, receivership, receivership certificate, Sonoma v. Quail, super-priority lien
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Arizona Governor Ducey’s Executive Order on Residential Eviction Actions
By: Bob Henry As part of the State of Arizona’s response to the current public health crisis, on March 24, 2020, Arizona Governor Ducey issued Executive Order 2020-14, titled “Postponement of Eviction Actions.” A copy of the Executive Order is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona residential evictions. Executive Order 2020-14
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Oregon and Nevada Adopt the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act
By: Ben Reeves Nevada and Oregon join Utah in adopting the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (the “Act”) promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission. We have been following the development of the Act since its drafting stages. If you want more … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act, real estate litigation, uniform law commission
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What Happens When a Secured Creditor Files a Late Claim in an Equity Receivership?
By: Ben Reeves Pitting a receivership court’s inherent equitable powers against pre-existing property rights can lead to some pretty interesting questions. In SEC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 848 F.3d 1339, 1343-44 (11th Cir. 2017), the Eleventh Circuit recently examined … Continue reading
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Tagged equity receivership, real estate blog, receivership claims, SEC v. Wells Fargo
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California Supreme Court Hands Victory to Private Property Owners Over Public Use
By: Sean M. Sherlock In 1970 the California Supreme Court held that, under certain circumstances, private property owners impliedly dedicate their property to the public if they permit the public to use it. Gion v. City of Santa Cruz (1970) … Continue reading
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Tagged implied dedication, private property, public use
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Applying New California Rules to Your Real Estate Litigation Practice
By: Lyndsey Torp Several new California procedural rules went into effect on January 1, 2016. While we are several months into the new year, litigators may need a reminder of these new rules. The list below summarizes several of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 California Code of Civil Procedure, 2016 California rule changes
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The Uniform Law Commission Approves the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act
By: Ben Reeves As we previously reported here, several years ago the Uniform Law Commission (the “ULC”) (the organization that drafted such favorites as the Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Arbitration Act) determined that states would benefit from a … Continue reading
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Tagged model receivership act, real estate litigation, receiver, Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act
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If Receiver’s Sales Aren’t Foreclosures, What Are They?
By: Ben Reeves & Bob Olson When no statute specifically authorizes a court-appointed receiver to sell real property, what type of sale is it? The Supreme Court of Nevada recently addressed this question, holding that “a receiver sale of real … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-deficiency, NRS 40.455, real estate litigation, receiver sales, U.S. Bank v. Palmilla
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The Uniform Law Commission Makes Progress Drafting a Model Act on the Appointment and Powers of Real Estate Receivers
By: Ben Reeves If all goes as planned, the Uniform Law Commission will finalize and promulgate a model act dealing with the appointment and powers of commercial real estate receivers at some point in 2015. Last month, the Drafting Committee … Continue reading
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Tagged model act, power to sell, real estate receiver, uniform law commission
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